A Belated "Happy Birthday" to Edison...

Google's "Edison" Doodle

Ahh, I missed out on the fact that yesterday Feb 11, was Thomas Alva Edison's Birthday.  So, I'm posting this here, on the bog to be abandoned,  As a fond Farewell.  Google reminded me of the fact with their fancy little doodle, something that I like.  

 If you happen to find yourself here, on Randomized Radio's Randomized Ramblings... Please,  Go to http://www/lakewoodloon.com and check out my More Ohio, Local centered blog.  It's still me posting over there... Just trying something slightly new.  I've got the same voices in my head, so if you liked hearing from them here, you'll still here them over there.. 

Daily Random Shot, 040-11, A Chilly re-View

Welp, here's the shot of the same spot of the previous shot.  Not really impressive, but what the heck. It's certainly cooler looking.  Nothing exciting really.

And here's some really long icicles.  There's a lot of them building up. One of the neater looking, and dangerous things, that winter has to offer.. 

“Whether the eave-drops fall 

Heard only in the trances of the blast, 

Or if the secret ministry of frost 

Shall hang them up in silent icicles, 

Quietly shining to the quiet moon.”

 -Samuel Taylor Coleridge

FYI, I'll be pulling the plug, or rather, not updating, this blog come this weekend, Feb 12th, 2011 and updating things over on my new blog, Lakewood Loon... http://www.lakewoodloon.com/

Thanks, and I will be adding more interesting things to it, and trying to build it's "Karma" vs this one.

Thanks,
Randy

Daily Random Shot 039 11, A Warmer View

This is the place I'm headed to for Wed. I'll shoot one from there Thur with the current weather status. - I was just thinking that I was missing spring and fall. And why is it that we seem to only get a little of those two seasons and almost 6 months of summer and 6 months out of winter? 

A change in the weather is sufficient to recreate the world and ourselves.
Marcel Proust

I'm still trying to decide if I want to keep the Randomized site up, or just move to the site LakewoodLoon.com that I picked up.  I guess the "daily" posts could be:

Loon Views?
Loon with a View?
Loony Views?
Looner Shot?
Daily Loony?

Suggestions?

Daily Random Shot 038-11, Hash Brown Casserole - Vegetarian Version.

This recipe ought to meet or beat your expectations of what Cracker Barrel serves.  :)  There are other variations of this on line, that call for two pounds of Hash Browns, and they call for Cream of Chicken Soup. - I was raised a few years of my life as a Vegetarian, and have no problems with a meal that it meatless. But in my humble opinion, a nice ham steak with some biscuits and veggies would round this meal out nicely.

1 lbs Frozen Hash Browns
1/4 cup Butter, melted  maybe  a little less.
1 (10 1/4 ounce) can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1/2 pint French Onion Dip.
1 Medium Onion, peeled and chopped
2 cups Grated Cheese, Colby Jack Mix Mostly for mixing into the dish. I like to top it with some Cheddar.  The Grated 8 oz packages of cheese are two cups, FWIW.
A few good Dash's of Salt and Pepper

1.Preheat oven to 350°F and use your favorite treatment to grease an 11 x 14 baking dish with something to make it easier to get crusty stuff off of the pan. I like Butter, myself.

2. I like to melt the butter in the dish on the stove, that covers the greasing of the pan job.  Then add the chopped onion,  Can of Soup, and French Onion Dip. Then mix in the Hash Browns, and cheese. Save some of the cheese to top the dish the last 10 or 15 mins prior to being done. OR, use some extra Cheddar Cheese. I  think that the more cheese there is the better.


3. Mix the above ingredients together, place in prepared pan and bake
for 45 minutes or until brown on top.

ENJOY!!!

You can't put to much cheese on anything
-Me

Daily Random Shot 038-11, Hash Brown Casserole The Vegetarian Version.

This recipe ought to meet or beat your expectations of what Cracker Barrel serves.  :)  There are other variations of this on line, that call for two pounds of Hash Browns, and they call for Cream of Chicken Soup. - I was raised a few years of my life as a Vegetarian, and have no problems with a meal that it meatless. But in my humble opinion, a nice ham steak with some biscuits and veggies would round this meal out nicely.

1 lbs Frozen Hash Browns
1/4 cup Butter, melted  maybe  a little less.
1 (10 1/4 ounce) can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1/2 pint French Onion Dip.
1 Medium Onion, peeled and chopped
2 cups Grated Cheese, Colby Jack Mix Mostly for mixing into the dish. I like to top it with some Cheddar.  The Grated 8 oz packages of cheese are two cups, FWIW.
A few good Dash's of Salt and Pepper

1.Preheat oven to 350°F and use your favorite treatment to grease an 11 x 14 baking dish with something to make it easier to get crusty stuff off of the pan. I like Butter, myself.

2. I like to melt the butter in the dish on the stove, that covers the greasing of the pan job.  Then add the chopped onion,  Can of Soup, and French Onion Dip. Then mix in the Hash Browns, and cheese. Save some of the cheese to top the dish the last 10 or 15 mins prior to being done. OR, use some extra Cheddar Cheese. I  think that the more cheese there is the better.

3. Mix the above ingredients together, place in prepared pan and bake
for 45 minutes or until brown on top.

ENJOY!!! 

I love Google Maps, and it's little extras.

I don't know about you. But I remember MapQuest, and Yahoo Maps, and how badly they sucked.  They really did. Then came Google Maps. Simple and to the point. And they just keep getting better.  If you're looking for something in your area, or planning a trip, Google Maps is the way to go.  They behave a little different, then some of the other online mapping sites, but being able to move the route around, and find reviews for places you're likely to stop at is most helpful.
You can also pick Walking, Bus, or Car as a mode for getting somewhere, and the travel time to expect.

Daily Random Shot 036-11, Two Dads Diner makes it Yummy!

One of my favorite places to go grab a quick bite to eat with my wife is Two Dads Diner. - The food is good, the price is right, and the help is friendly.  I've never had an issue with their food or service.  But then, I might be having to much fun to notice any issues. - That should say something, eh?  They've got a breakfast special from 7-9 am where you can grab a meal for $2.99. Sorta makes the Fast Food places pale when you get right down to it.

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. ~Doug Larson

Where's some of the favorite places You like to eat?

Hey you!

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Daily Random Shot 035-11, Old Shed - Maple Heights, OH.

While I was unloading this morning in Maple Heights, OH.I saw a shot that I wanted to take.  I don't always get a chance to get them. Today I did. :)   I really like these old buildings. To be more exact, I like the old brick structures around the Cleveland, Ohio area. I grew up out west.  Very few 100 year old brick buildings out there... 

People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.
-Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Daily Random Shot 034-11 - Crunchy! Wh-OOPS

Way to many cars out there in the ditches these past few days. - Didn't look recent.  But still, it has to suck.

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
- Margaret Lee Runbeck

Daily Random Shot, via Twitter 033-11

From: @TheNose100
Sent: Feb 2, 2011 7:22a
[Sung to the tune of Hotel California]

On a dark deserted thuway, ice building up in my hair... Snowing everywhere http://plixi.com/p/74220816

sent via ÜberTwitter

On Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheNose100/status/32775758866808834
@thenose100

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Well it Seems that uploading it the way that I did from a Tweet, and from the phone didn't have quite the results that I had hoped. -  That's alright. I now know what not to do. - Also... What a cruddy shot. LOL...  Oh well.


"My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and
yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?"
~Charles Schulz~

Daily Random Shot 032-11, Emerald Necklace Marina

This is simply another picture that I took this past weekend at the Emerald Neck Marina.  I've not been in the building... maybe we'll have to remedy that one day soon. :)

As I've mentioned in the previous post,  another blogger already has a good local photo niche blog going on.  I had thought that I could do something similar to theirs. But besides lacking their talent, and eye. I don't think that that I can. Also for me to consider,  I might not be in town when it's light outside. So, I'm going to try and get one done each day while I'm on the road,  if I don't have a local shot handy. Granted, I'm still going to be a Lakewood-iean (?) but I'll be doing what I can do, with what I have. :)

Besides, I need to try and exercise some of the philosophic wisdom that I've heard that says we need to be happy with what we DO HAVE. Rather then un-happy with what we don't.

Happiness is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have.
- Rabbi Hyman Schachtel

R_

Oh Snap! - lakewood daily snap: tag tuesday

Looks like someone has got a really GOOD Daily Picture blog for Lakewood. - AND they're taking  GREAT pictures.  -  While I don't want to compete with them, and I doubt that I could at their level,  I'll keep trying to do my Daily Random Picture, as the pic that I post might not be from Lakewood, but wherever I am out and about.  Like the next one that I'll post. :)

You'll have to check out the link below to view their blog and pictures.  :)

lakewood daily snap: tag tuesday: "Would you guess a happy person drives this car? In addition to the license plate there's a sticker stating that 'life is good!'"